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El Quijote desde la platea
Genres
DocumentaryTV Movie
Overview
How Don Quixote de la Mancha, the immortal character created by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, has been depicted in cinema, television, cartoons, theater, opera, ballet and other artistic disciplines. An adventure that began more than four hundred years ago in the pages of a book and is far from coming to an end.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
54 min
Release Date
2019-04-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
4.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ramón Langa
Self - Narrator (voice)
Darío Villanueva
Self - RAE Director
Mario Vargas Llosa
Self - Writer
Carlos F. Heredero
Self - Film Historian
Jaime Azpilicueta
Self - Stage Director
Fernando Méndez-Leite
Self - Filmmaker
Rafael Alcázar
Self - Filmmaker
Gerardo Herrero
Self - Film Producer
Ángeles González-Sinde
Self - Screenwriter
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Self - Filmmaker
Rafael Álvarez el Brujo
Self - Actor
José Carlos Martínez
Self - Choreographer
Tomás Marco
Self - Music Composer
Camilo José Cela
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Fernando Rey
Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
Alfredo Landa
Self - Actor / Sancho Panza (archive footage)
José Saramago
Self - Writer (archive footage)
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